See the explosive first trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road

The first trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road, the new reboot of the classic dystopian action series, has been revealed, click below to watch it.

Tom Hardy, best known for his powerhouse performance as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, stars as 'Mad' Max Rockatansky in the movie, the role was made famous by Mel Gibson in the original series.

Starring alongside Hardy are Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz and Rosie Huntingdon-Whitley, with George Miller, director of the original Mad Max series, which spanned three films, returning to the director's chair.

The movie, which suffered a number of delays in production, is due for release in May of next year.

The original movie told the story of an Australian policeman, who sets out to avenge his partner, his wife and his son whom were murdered by a motorcycle gang in retaliation for the death of their leader.